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Definition: Succulent |
SucculentAdjective1. Full of juice; "lush fruits"; "succulent roast beef"; "succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves". Noun1. A plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "succulent" was first used: 1601. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Succulent plants are plants that store water in their leaves or stems. Actually every plant stores water but succulent plants are specially adapted to store water for a longer periods.There are succulent plants in many families, however for some families every member is succulent; for example the Cactaceae and Agavaceae.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Succulent plant."
Synonym: SucculentSynonym: lush (adj). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: juicier (medicine). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Fluidity | Adjective: liquid, fluid, serous, juicy, succulent, sappy; ichorous; fluent. (flowing). |
Food | Adjective: eatable, edible, esculent, comestible, alimentary; cereal, cibarious; dietetic; culinary; nutritive, nutritious; gastric; succulent; potable, potulent; bibulous. |
Semiliquidity | Adjective: semifluid, semiliquid; tremellose; half melted, half frozen; milky, muddy. Noun: lacteal, lactean, lacteous, lactescent, lactiferous; emulsive, curdled, thick, succulent, uliginous. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Succulent |
| Specialty definitions using "succulent": green shoot ♦ Plants, Edible. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Succulent" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (luscious, lush, nice, scrumptious, succulent, tasty, toothsome). |
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Screenplays | With hopefulness in my heart I told you then that with Lucifer's aid we might look forward to a more succulent occasion (The Fearless Vampire Killers; writing credit: Gérard Brach ; Roman Polanski) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Succulent (1983) | |
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 | North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Two varieties of the succulent salt marsh glasswort, Salicornia sp., that turn a beautiful red in the fall. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |  | Unknown succulent flower at Upper Trail. Credit: Terry Tuttle. |
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| "Succulent Flower" by Lisa Rae Swan Commentary: "Close-ups of succulent flowers. Winnipeg, Canada." | "Green 'n red succulent" by Annette Gulick Commentary: "A colorful little succulent plant in our garden." |
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Economic History | Eritrea | It is an integrated project designed to grow shrimp, tilapia, and salicornia (a succulent that can be irrigated with seawater), and to foster the growth of mangrove wetlands. (references) |
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| "Succulent" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Succulent" is used about 133 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 133 | 27,614 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "succulent": succulent-looking. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "succulent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | me lëng (juicy), i shijshëm (appetizing, delicate, delicious, enjoyable, goluptious, luscious, nutty, palatable, sapid, Savory, savoury, scrumptious, tasteful, tasty, toothsome, yummy), i lëngshëm (fluid, liquid, runny, serous, sloppy, wishy washy), i lëngët (fluid, liquid). (various references) | |
Arabic | كثيفة الورق, نضر (palmy), غض (green, juicy, youthful), عصاري, ريان (chubby). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | сочен (juicy, lush, mellow, sappy), вкусен (dainty, goluptious, nutty, palatable, sapid, savoury, sweet, tasty, yummy), месест (fleshy, meaty). (various references) | |
Chinese | 多汁 (juiciness). (various references) | |
Czech | sukulentní, dužnatý (Pappy, pulpy). (various references) | |
Danish | sukkulent (juicy), saftrig (juicy), saftig (juicy). (various references) | |
Dutch | succulentus (juicy), succulent (juicy), saprijk (juicy), sappig (juicy). (various references) | |
Farsi | پرطراوت , ابدار (Aqueous, Humid, Juicy, Lush, Watery), شاداب (Juicy, Lush). (various references) | |
Finnish | mehevä (juicy). (various references) | |
French | succulent. (various references) | |
German | sukkulent (juicy), saftig (fruity, hefty, juicily, juicy, luscious, lush, lushly, mellow, potent, sappily, sappy, succulently, walloping). (various references) | |
Greek | ζουμερόσ (juicy), εύχυμοσ (lush, sapid, sappy). (various references) | |
Hebrew | שפכני (juicy, oily), ערב (bailor, bondman, euphonious, guarantor, harmonious, pleasant, surety, tasteful, tasty, toothsome), עסיסי (fruity, juicy, lush, meaty, vivacious), טעים (delectable, palatable, savoury, tasteful, tasty, toothsome). (various references) | |
Hungarian | nedvdús (lush, sappy), leveses. (various references) | |
Italian | succulento (appetising, appetizing, luscious). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 多肉植物 (succulent plants). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たにくしょくぶつ (succulent plants). (various references) | |
Korean | 다즙. (various references) | |
Manx | sooagh (absorbent, absorbing, aspiratory, juicy, sappy, suctorial). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ucculentsay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | sumarento, suculento (fleshy, juicy, luscious, lush, pappy, pulpy, sappy, tender, tops), espesso (bushy, concentrated, consistent, corpulent, crass, dense, fat, rank, stiff, thick, thick-set, tufty), carnudo (beefy, fleshy, meaty, plump, pulpy). (various references) | |
Romanian | suculent (juicy, luscious, toothsome). (various references) | |
Russian | сочный (goluptious, juicy, lush, mellow, pulpy, sappy). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | sočan (juicy, luscious, lush, mellow, pulpy, sappy). (various references) | |
Spanish | suculento (juicily, juicy, luscious, lush, lushly, sappy), planta carnosa, carnoso (beefy, fleshy, meaty). (various references) | |
Swedish | saftig (fruity, juicy, lush, racy, sappy, spicy). (various references) | |
Thai | พืชที่มีใบและก้านฉ่ำน้ำ, หวานฉ่ำ, มีใบและก้านฉ่ำน้ำ. (various references) | |
Turkish | sulu (aqueous, enhydrous, hydrated, hydrous, juicy, lush, moist, Pappy, ripe, runny, sassy, saucily, saucy, sloppy, slushy, smarmy, soft, soupy, washy, watery, weak, wet), lezzetli (dainty, delicate, delicious, goluptious, luscious, palatable, sapid, Savory, savoury, tasteful, tasty, toothsome, yummy, zestful), etli (beefy, fleshy, meaty, plump, pulpy, sarcous, with meat), dolgun (buxom, chubby, fat, goodly, lined, plump, sonorous, well-rounded), dinç (florid, fresh, Hale, hearty, husky, lusty, red blooded, robust, sinewed, sinewy, spry, upstanding, vigorous, youthful), özlü (brief, capsule, compact, concise, juicy, laconic, lapidary, loamy, lush, meaty, pithy, pulpy, racy, sappy, sententious, starchy, substantial, succinct, terse). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | соковитий (battle, goluptious, juicy, lush, pulpy, sappy), м'ясистий плід, м'ясистий (fleshy, meaty, squashy). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | ngon (dainty, dodge, full-bodied, rich, toothsome). (various references) | |
Welsh | iraidd (fresh, luxuriant). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | esculentus, succulentus. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | lasche. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "succulent": succulently, succulents. (additional references) | |
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"Succulent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ruccolen, Sacculina, suculant, suculent. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "succulent" (pronounced su"kyulunt) |
| 8 | -u" k y u l u n t | truculent. |
| 6 | -y u l u n t | opulent, stimulant, turbulent. |
| 5 | -u l u n t | ambivalent, benevolent, equivalent, excellent, flatulent, fraudulent, indolent, insolent, jubilant, malevolent, nonviolent, petulant, prevalent, somnolent, vigilant, violent, virulent. |
| 4 | -l u n t | assailant, coolant, divalent, esculent, gallant, inhalant, monovalent, propellant, repellent, sealant, silent, talent, tetravalent. |
| 3 | -u n t | agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, ascendant, aspirant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, errant, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, frequent, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, solvent, stagnant, statement, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, tumescent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, warrant, wonderment. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-l-n-s-t-u-u" | |
-2 letters: nucleus. | |
-3 letters: culets, cultus, lucent, lunets, uncles, uncute. | |
-4 letters: celts, cents, centu, clues, culet, cults, cusec, cutes, luces, lunes, lunet, lunts, lutes, scent, scute, tules, tunes, uncle, uncus, uncut, unlet, unset. | |
-5 letters: cels, celt, cent, clue, cues, cult, cute, cuts, ecus, lens, lent, lest, lets, luce, lues, lune, lunt, lust, lute, nest, nets, nuts. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-e-l-n-s-t-u-u" | |
+1 letter: succulents. | |
+2 letters: succulently, truculences. | |
+3 letters: truculencies. | |
+4 letters: unspectacular. | |
+5 letters: cunnilinctuses, unaccustomedly. | |
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